My snake enclosure build. Process w/ pics

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Well yesterday I started on my snake enclosure with the help of Darryl (my fiancee).
This is the first time I have ever worked with, or designed anything in wood LOL. So I am pretty proud of myself!
I did learn a hard lesson though.. 2"x2" wood does not actually measure 2"x2"... it varies greatly.. mine happened to be 1.5"x1.5"

So anyways. My plans were designed around 2"x2", got the wood cut at the store (Lowes - alot cheaper than HD, nicer quality wood and Lowes did all my cuts for free) got home and started to put stuff together on the ground (layout before screwing) and realized it didn't match in places.. measured the wood and then realized it was 1.5" instead of 2" LOL. So had to re-draw my plans a bit and re-cut some of the wood in the garage (thank goodness I have a full set of tools LMFAO).

This is me in the picture, to give a size comparison.. I am 5'6" I will post more detailed pictures tonight or tomorrow when I get them off my camera! This is just a cell phone pic.

There are 3 snake enclosures, and 3 shelfs (air ventilation and storage for snake stuff). 2 of the enclosures are 40"Length x 18"Width x 12"Height and one of them is 40"Length x 18"Width x 24"Height (future large snake home.. at some point) - these measurements are after the plywood is installed, not the way you see it.



There is much more to come... Including; completely enclosing it, floor/wall/ceiling covering & sealant, glass flip down door, air vents, and more!